Resident Health Quality » Handmaker Home for the Aging

Used in Quality Measure Five Star Rating - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened * 34.7 20.2 22.5
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 5.1 2.4 4.9 3.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 3.8 28.6 16.1 18.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 16.8 22.5 * 18.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 5.4 7.3 2.4 4.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 2.6 4.9 5.0 5.0

Used in Quality Measure Five Star Rating - Short Stay Residents [2]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function 68.9 66.6 63.5 64.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 2.2 1.4 0.5 1.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 26.7 41.1 30.1 30.9

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 28.1 29.4 27.3 26.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 95.8 95.8 95.8 95.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 0.0 2.9 0.0 1.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.4 100.0 100.0 99.4
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 66.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Additional Quality Measures - Short Stay Residents [2]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 90.4 90.4 90.4 90.4
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 89.1 92.6 92.5 91.4
  1. * Not Available - The number of residents is too small to report.  Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

Nursing homes regularly collect assessment information on all their residents using a form called the Minimum Data Set. The information collected includes the residents' health, physical functioning, mental status, and general well being. Nursing homes self-report this information to Medicare.

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References

  1. http://www.medicare.gov/NursingHomeCompare/Data/Long-Stay-Residents.html
  2. http://www.medicare.gov/NursingHomeCompare/Data/Short-Stay-Residents.html